Heather MacDonald

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2020

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“A Warm Body” by Heather MacDonald

Submitted to Contest #36

April 10, 2020 2:15 a.m.When I fell in love with Leo, I knew he wouldn't be in my life forever, but I jumped headlong into it anyway, thinking the memory of our love would be worth the heartache. Now, I'm not so sure.It's been a couple of months since we said our good-byes and I'm still waking at two a.m. every morning. I read on the internet that grief does that to people, makes us wake at weird times. It's normal. Really? Well, I've always found being told I'm normal is something of a cold comfort. I mean, who wants to be told they're noth...

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“Don't You Ever Make Me Do That Again” by Heather MacDonald

Submitted to Contest #35

 It's spring, and Mum's red hat is beginning to appear in the frozen snowbank outside McCafferty's place on Fife. I remember when she lost it. It was January. We were walking home from the supermarket. I was trailing my little brother, Hughie, and Hughie was trailing Mum, each of us lugging a couple of bulging plastic carrier bags.Hughie had stopped whining, so I could hear icy snow pellets pinging against my nylon windbreaker. I remember watching him trudging along and feeling kind of sorry for him. At least I had boots and mitts. Hugh...

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Author bio

Hi there, Recently, I decided that instead of "trying" to write to specific genres or formats, I would simply write. Consequently, I am enjoying writing again. I love the reedsyprompts, because they spark all sorts of stories for me that I didn't even know were in me. I have no ambitions regarding writing anymore, except to tell a good story and to enjoy the process of telling it.